BIO
Hi, have we met?
I’m Will Doughty, actor/teacher/creator of Off Book Acting. With 20+ years experience in the entertainment industry including television credits for NBC, Showtime and Comedy Central and a dozen national commercial campaigns, our classes are high energy, positive, supportive and empowering.
My story starts with improvisation. I have studied and performed improv in Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, New York, Austin, and San Francisco. My LA training includes UCB, iOWest, Second City as well as co-producing Crashbar Improv weekly for 5 years. Improvisation taught me to think like a writer, on my feet! As the actor/writer in an improv you must start with basic story structure to get everyone on the same page.
Our classes and coaching lead with the Story First! Honoring the writer’s intention of the story and your role in that story before memorizing your lines. We believe everything you need for a standout performance is on the page. Off Book Acting uses story questions to guide an actor to connect with the context of the scene resulting in a purposeful performance driven by writer’s intention. Clarity. Connection and Consistency are the three goals of every OBA workout and coaching. Our mantra is “Story First. Memorize Last”! Welcome to Off Book Acting.